Marginal fitness measures:     The average fitness of an allele across different genotypes     The average fitness of homozygotes     The probability that an individual survives to adulthood     The probability that an individual reproduces     The average fitness of all individuals in the population

Q: True or False: The traits of individuals who produce more surviving offspring spread through the…

A: Traits are observable characteristics or attributes of an organism that can be inherited and passed…

Q: Which of the following statements about genetic drift is correct? Genetic drift causes predictable…

A: Allele frequency is the measure of how often a particular allele occurs in a population. Genetic…

Q: population consisting of the following genotypes, what is the frequency of the A le? enotypes of A B…

A: According to Hardy  Weinberg's equation- p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 and p + q = 1 p = frequency of the…

Q: Which of the following are true about human variation? (Choose all that apply):   Group of answer…

A: The variety of genetic and phenotypic variations seen among members of a population are referred to…

Q: Select all that apply. Beetles from two geographically isolated populations are captured and brought…

A: If two organisms (of different sex) are capable of reproducing (in the case of sexual reproduction)…

Q: Which of these individuals has the highest relative fitness?     An individual that produces 999…

A: The individual's fitness can be considered on various parameters like its ability to survive in an…

Q: What would be the best measure of the evolutionary fitness of individuals, from the options…

A: Individuals that are better suited to their environment will always have an upper hand when it comes…

Q: What is the gene pool?     A part of a chromosome that encodes an RNA or protein product in its DNA…

A: The basic physical and functional unit of hereditary is referred to as gene, which is stored in the…

Q: The branch of biology that deals with the genetic makeup of populations is Mendelian genetics. Group…

A: Genetics is a branch of biology that deals with the genes, genetic make up, genetic variation and…

Q: Which of the following defınitions best describes 'biological fitness'? a heritable trait that…

A: Natural selection is a biological process that determines the survival of a species. The theory of…

Q: genotype number of individuals 100 50 100 total individuals AA AS SS = number of A alleles total A…

A: This question provides information about the number of individuals with specific genotypes in a…

Q: Suppose I count all the genotypes in a population and I end up with: AA = 48, Aa = 52, aa = 65 What…

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Q: Selection of the most favourable characteristics Transmission of parent’s characteristics by DNA…

A: Mendel then theorized that genes will be made from three possible pairings of heredity units, that…

Q: A trait with only two forms in the population, wild type and mutant, would exhibit which one of the…

A: Natural selection works on the phenotype, or observable characteristics, of an individual. The…

Q: Which of the following is TRUE regarding quantitative traits? they are always determined by…

A: Traits are considered to a physical characteristic that consists of body shape, eyesight, fin…

Q: Selfing changes genotype frequencies within populations. Group of answer choices True False

A: The answer is TRUE    Selfing is the most extreme form of inbreeding is that of selfing—one parent…

Q: Which of the following is the degree of an organism’s adaptation to an environment, as measured by…

A: Adaptation  An evolutionary mechanism where organisms modify or change there internal or external…

Q: Which of the following alleles would most likely be in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium? An allele in a…

A: There are found following Hardy Weinberg assumption: There are not found any migration between the…

Q: Based on the data shown in the graph, select the statements that describe what happens whenever one…

A: Often organisms reproduce to form their next generation. This reproduction depends on natural…

Q: Heritability is a measurement that estimates the proportion of     phenotypic variation in an…

A: Introduction  Genes play crucial role in controlling the phenotype of the individual which the…

Q: The Fischer model of the 1:1 sex ratio predicts that natural selection favors parents who produce…

A: Introduction  Evolution is the gradual change in the inherited traits of biological populations over…

Q: Which of the following is not an assumption of a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? The…

A: Q. Ans:-  Explanation:- When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for a gene, it is not…

Q: Which of the following is calculated as the survival rate of a genotype multiplied by the average…

A: The concept of fitness is central to evolutionary biology and population genetics. Fitness is a…

Q: Which of the following genotypes has the highest relative fitness (compared to other genotypes) in…

A: The survival and/or reproductive rate of a genotype (or phenotype) compared to the maximum survival…

Q: if an allele for a gene is fixed the frequency cannot change, which of the following statements is…

A: Introduction: The functional fragment of DNA is referred to as a gene. It consists of two regions;…

Q: O Phenotype - Observable traits of an organism Phenotype - Genetic makeup of an organism O Genotype…

A: Phenotype It is the morphological or external appearence of an organism . GenotypeIt is the genetic…

Q: Which of the following are arguments against the expression "survival of the fittest"? Choose all…

A: "Survival of the fitness"is a phrase which become famous in On the Origin of Species of Charles…

Q: When a population is at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium which one of the following is true? Group of…

A: Evolution is the developmental process in which useful variations accumulate in a population and are…

Q: What is meant by the term ‘fitness’ in the sense it is used in Evolutionary theory?

A: Biogeography refers to the study of distribution of the species and ecosystem in geographical space…

Q: Describe the three types of variation within a population.   Morphological   Behavioral…

A: A population is defined as a group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same…

Q: A population is solely comprised of 120 A2A2 individuals.  18 A1A1 individuals migrate in and…

A: According to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequencies of the alleles and genotypes in a…

Q: Explain how the phrase survival of the fittest differs from the biological definition of relative…

A: Natural selection: It is an evolutionary process by which living organisms adapt to their…

Q: Determine the allele frequency (Give your answers as 2-decimal number e.g. 0.05): In a population of…

A: The random mating between individuals in a large sized population depict the ideal population.

Q: polymorphic trait and polymorphic gene Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins. a trait…

A: A trait is a distinct quality or attribute that may be seen in or assessed about an organism. Gene…

Q: There are three alleles at a gene determining eye color in a population of wild cats, the B allele…

A: Allele  Allele is a variant form of a gene present on chromosome.

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.